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I think we all know that recruiting rankings improved under Hoke and that we finally have some more experienced depth. I thought, however, it might be helpful to lay out the presumed depth chart with the corresponding 247 Composite ratings. What it shows is that we finally have a roster full of experienced talent that we were used to in the 90's and early 2000's.

247's rating system basically breaks down as follows:

98 and above = 5 star.

89-97 =4 star

82-88 = 3 star.

I like the numerical ratings more than the straight stars because you can get a better sense if someone is a generic three star or someone closer to a 4 star, etc. I rounded the numbers after the decimal point.

Obviously, the depth chart will change a bit after the spring and some players may move positions, but this gives a good sense of the talent on the roster.

POSITION

1ST TEAM

2ND TEAM

3RD TEAM

QB

Morris (97)

Speight (87)

Malzone (90)

RB

Green (99)

Isaac (97)

Smith (92)

FB/HB

Kerridge (NR)

Houma (86)

Shalman (90)

WR1

Darboh (91)

Ways (87)

Cole (96)

WR2

Chessun (86)

Harris (97)

Jones (85)

SLOT

Norfleet (92)

Canteen (89)

Dever (NR)

TE

Butt (93)

Bunting (89)

Williams (89)

OT

Braden (88)

LTT (93)

Newsome (90)

OG

Kalis (97)

Fox (95)

Samuelson (88)

C

Miller (85)

Kugler (97)

Runyan (84)

OG

Glasgow (NR)

Dawson (95)

Bars (86)

OT

Cole (94)

Magnuson (96)

Bushell-Beaty (90)

DE

Charlton (94)

Strobel (92)

Poggi (94)

DT

Glasgow (NR)

Wormley (94)

Hurst (90)

DT

Henry (84)

Mone (94)

Pipkins (97)

DE

Ojemudia (91)

Marshall (93)

Johnson (89)

SLB

Bolden (96)

McCray (94)

Gant (85)

MLB

Morgan (83)

Gedeon (91)

Furbush (87)

WLB

Ross (95)

Jenkins-Stone (94)

Winovich (89)

CB

Lyons (95)

Countess (93)

Dawson (85)

FS

Wilson (91)

Clark (87)

Kinnel (92)

SS

Peppers (100)

Hill (90)

Thomas (97)

CB

Lewis (95)

Stribling (86)

Watson (85)

87 or above

16/24

20/24

16/24

Of course stars are not a gaurantee of individual performance, and we have seen a lot of guys on our roster play above or below their ratings, but on the whole the ratings provide a decent measure of the overall talent on the roster.

We now have a ton of 4 stars and high three stars in the three deep, many of whom have game experience and/or years in the program. I don't see one freshman in the 2-deep at this point unless Malzone or Cole really impresses this spring.

I fully expect this staff to start developing the talent this year and next. Hopefully the results on the field will bear that out.